Why is it that trying to institute a simple procedure such as a log sheet is impossible because certain people with too many letters after their names refuse to cooperate? I have the same problem over and over again, it's a wonder I can keep track of anything! Sorry, is this Monday, is someone playing a late April fool's joke on me???
>>> "Kopczynski, Charlotte" <Charlotte.Kopczynski@baycare.org> 03/31/00 11:09AM >>>
This has been a topic of debate at our facility also. My pathologists cut
their own frozens in a designated frozen section room in surgery. I can not
get them to enter any information on a log sheet. We talked about a time
clock and the logistics of getting them to actually do this. We finally
came up with the idea to monitor the frozen section turn-around times twice
a year. For a two week period, we would time all the frozens. We would
collect the data and document the percentages as part of our Impact Care
Plan. Does this sound like a way to comply with the CAP standard?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandimc426@aol.com [SMTP:Sandimc426@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 7:08 AM
> To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: Frozen turnaround time
>
> I am interested in how different labs track the frozen turnaround time.
> Currently we have a log sheet in the frozen area, the OR nurse that brings
>
> the specimen in is the one that logs the specimen, pt info and arrival
> time.
> The pathologist then fills in the diagnosis, completed time and initials.
> CAP
> says that 90% of frozens should have a turnaround of 20 min or less. How
> are
> other labs tracking this? Are other labs tracking every frozen or just
> periodically?
>
> Thank you for your input,
> Sandi McCollum
> Histology Supervisor
> All Saints Hospital
> Ft. Worth, TX